Take information about food processing schemes to every village to transform farmers from mere producers into entrepreneurs and exporters: Keshav Prasad Maurya
Keshav Maurya issued directives to encourage women entrepreneurs, develop solar energy-based facilities in rural areas, and promote exports. Provisions include a subsidy of up to 90 percent for eligible solar energy projects, as well as a 25 percent freight subsidy on exports (excluding certain specified countries). Mr. Maurya emphasized the need for concrete efforts to ensure that information about these schemes reaches every village, aiming to transform farmers from mere producers into entrepreneurs engaged in processing and exports.
The Deputy Chief Minister stated that attractive grants are also available for developing cold chains, value addition, agro-processing clusters, and backward-forward linkages. Assistance of up to ₹10 crore can be provided for eligible projects. Self-help groups (SHGs), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), and individual farmers can receive grants covering 50 percent of the project cost—up to a maximum of ₹50 lakh—for decentralized processing and storage facilities.
